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'''Halfway Pond''' a {{convert|232|acre|km2|adj=on}} warm water pond located in [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]], [[Massachusetts]] between [[Myles Standish State Forest]] and [[Long Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)|Long Pond]], west of [[Round Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)|Round Pond]], southwest of [[Gallows Pond]], and north of [[Fawn Pond (Massachusetts)|Fawn Pond]] and [[White Island Pond]]. The average depth is nine feet and the maximum depth is {{convert|13|ft|m}}. The pond is fed by groundwater springs and drains into the [[Agawam River]]. Halfway Pond Island lies in the middle of the pond and is managed as a research natural area by The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. There are almost three miles (5&nbsp;km) of shoreline.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Six Ponds Improvement Association|url=https://sixponds.org|last=|first=|date=|website=Six Ponds Improvement Association|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
'''Halfway Pond''' a {{convert|232|acre|km2|adj=on}} warm water pond located in [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]], [[Massachusetts]] between [[Myles Standish State Forest]] and [[Long Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)|Long Pond]], west of [[Round Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)|Round Pond]], southwest of [[Gallows Pond]], and north of [[Fawn Pond (Massachusetts)|Fawn Pond]] and [[White Island Pond]]. The average depth is nine feet and the maximum depth is {{convert|13|ft|m}}. The pond is fed by groundwater springs and drains into the [[Agawam River]]. Halfway Pond Island lies in the middle of the pond and is managed as a research natural area by The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. There are almost three miles (5&nbsp;km) of shoreline.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Six Ponds Improvement Association|url=https://sixponds.org|website=Six Ponds Improvement Association}}</ref>


Access here is informal and can be located off of Mast Road, a portion of which abuts the western shoreline of the pond. Parking is limited to just two or three cars and boaters will have to stick with [[canoe]]s and other car top craft. Substantial amounts of shoreline are open to fishing.
Access here is informal and can be located off of Mast Road, a portion of which abuts the western shoreline of the pond. Parking is limited to just two or three cars and boaters will have to stick with [[canoe]]s and other car top craft. Substantial amounts of shoreline are open to fishing.

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Halfway Pond
Halfway Pond is located in Massachusetts
Halfway Pond
Halfway Pond
StandortPlymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°51′10″N 70°37′13″W / 41.85278°N 70.62028°W / 41.85278; -70.62028
TypPond
Primary inflowsGroundwater springs
Primary outflowsAgawam River
Basin countriesVereinigte Staaten
Surface area232 acres (94 ha)
Average depth9 ft (2.7 m)
Max. depth13 ft (4.0 m)
IslandsHalfway Pond Island
SettlementsHalfway Pond village

Halfway Pond a 232-acre (0.94 km2) warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts between Myles Standish State Forest and Long Pond, west of Round Pond, southwest of Gallows Pond, and north of Fawn Pond and White Island Pond. The average depth is nine feet and the maximum depth is 13 feet (4.0 m). The pond is fed by groundwater springs and drains into the Agawam River. Halfway Pond Island lies in the middle of the pond and is managed as a research natural area by The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. There are almost three miles (5 km) of shoreline.[1]

Access here is informal and can be located off of Mast Road, a portion of which abuts the western shoreline of the pond. Parking is limited to just two or three cars and boaters will have to stick with canoes and other car top craft. Substantial amounts of shoreline are open to fishing.

Halfway Pond village

Halfway Pond, a small village of Plymouth, is located on the southwestern shore of Halfway Pond 41°50′32″N 70°37′13″W / 41.84222°N 70.62028°W / 41.84222; -70.62028.

References

  1. ^ "Six Ponds Improvement Association". Six Ponds Improvement Association.

See also